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Prospective Manchester United buyer Sir Jim Ratcliffe has laid out his plans as he competes with at least one other bidder to complete a multi-billion pound takeover

Lawyers representing controversial influencer Andrew Tate and brother Tristan sent a letter to an alleged victim threatening to sue her and her family for £249m for defamation

Bukayo Saka delivered another goal in Arsenal's Premier League trip to Aston Villa, but some supporters felt the England star should have received more protection

Oleksandr Zinchenko scored his first Premier League goal at a vital time for Arsenal as they trailed Aston Villa, but he had little interest in wheeling away to celebrate

ASTON VILLA 2-4 ARSENAL: Mikel Arteta's men were forced to fight back twice before securing a crucial win over Aston Villa thanks to Emi Martinez's bizarre own-goal and Gabriel Martinelli's late sealer

Stuart Broad got his first outing as the NightHawk in the first Test between England and New Zealand in Mount Maunganui, but the role left David Gower "completely bemused"

The Seattle Seahawks wide receiver showed his athletic prowess in Friday night's NBA all-star celebrity game with a performance filled with highlight plays - scoring 20 points and adding four blocks

Joe Cole recalled an amusing cheese sandwich story involving Harry Redknapp, John Moncur and Frank Lampard's dad during an appearance on BT Sport's 'Early Kick-Off' show

Rory McIlroy hit the driving range and changed his driver after being outdriven by 47-year-old Tiger Woods more than once during the first round of the Genesis Invitational

Leandro Trossard was named in the Arsenal side to take on Aston Villa as Mikel Arteta made two changes from the defeat against Manchester City with Ben White also coming back into the side

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has formally announced he has bid to take over Manchester United after confirming he was in the race to buy the club from the Glazers in January

After Joe Root got out attempting a reverse sweep in the last over before lunch against New Zealand, Sir Alastair Cook compared it to David Gower getting out in the 1990-91 Ashes

Manchester City need to tie down Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker this summer with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva also due a new contract soon. But Julian Alvarez is front of the queue

Former Chelsea, Newcastle, Everton and Bournemouth star Christian Atsu was killed by the disastrous earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6

The England full-back, 21, delivered a monumental display as the Super League champions stunned NRL premiers Penrith 13-12 on a famous and historic night in Sydney

Michael Duff was the first player to start in the Hellenic League and play in all eight tiers in ascending order before reaching the Premier League - now he's manager at League One Barnsley

Marc Cucurella has received plenty of criticism from Chelsea supporters since his big-money move from Brighton, but manager Graham Potter has jumped to his defence

Matchday one of the Arnold Clark Cup did. not disappoint as Belgium clinched a narrow 2-1 victory over Italy and England ran riot against Korea Republic with a 4-0 victory at Stadium MK

James Anderson and Stuart Broad are the most successful bowling partnership in the history of Test cricket, having broken a remarkable record held by Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne

INEOS owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are both interested in completing a takeover of Premier League giants Manchester United

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez was given the nickname 'The Butcher' at Ajax despite only being 5ft 9ins - one of the smallest centre-backs in Europe

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho was born and grew up in Spain but is eligible for World Cup winners Argentina through his mother - and has played five times for the South American's Under 20s

Victor Osimhen has been in world-beating form for Napoli this season and is expected to attract plenty of attention from across Europe when the summer transfer window opens

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has hailed Stuart Broad after he delivered an "unplayable" spell against New Zealand, bowling Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham and Tom Blundell

Erik ten Hag's side remain in contention to win four trophies this season and Paul Scholes believes the former Ajax boss has found a successor to the great Roy Keane